Emily Chang’s Tech Briefing

The dark web is the seamy side of the internet where criminals lurk to search for drugs, demand ransom and engage in trafficking.

It’s also become the place for hackers who buy and sell email credentials to access customer accounts at Robinhood Markets, the new online brokerage that attracts younger customers. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by KCBS Contributor and Bloomberg Reporter Kartikay Mehrotra.

Executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter are appearing before a Senate panel, where lawmakers are questioning them over a law that protects them from liability over users' posts. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by KCBS Contributor and Bloomberg Technology anchor and executive producer Emily Chang. 

A House panel is criticizing Amazon for the way it treats third-party merchants who sell their goods on the site. This after reports of the company suspending some sellers, who are left with little recourse. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by Bloomberg News reporter Spencer Soper.

A former Uber driver has filed a civil rights suit against the ride-hailing company saying it unfairly fires minorities. 

To hear more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Josh Eidelson for Monday's Tech and Business Report

A short-video startup backed by some of tech and entertainment's big names is shutting down. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman launched Quibi (kwih bee) back in April. For more,  KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral spoke with Bloomberg News Reporter Chris Palmeri.

Facebook is testing out a new service that is set to take on NextDoor. It's called Neighborhoods. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by Bloomberg News reporter Kurt Wagner.

The US government has filed an anti-trust case against Google parent company Alphabet, saying the company is abusing it's dominance in the online search market. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by KCBS Contributor and Bloomberg Technology anchor and executive producer Emily Chang. 

The pandemic has more people turning to online shopping, but it also has some doing even more to game the system by posting fake reviews. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral was joined by Bloomberg News reporter Isabelle Lee.